What are you passionate about? Do you think you could turn it into a job? The Wall Street Journal interviewed a guy who turned his interest in anime into a job.

Adam Sheehan is a Senior Events Manager at FUNimation Entertainment. He is producer for shows “Dragon Ball Z” and “Soul Eater” at organizes events at anime conventions around the country. He tells the WSJ how he started turning his hobby into a career while he was still in college:

I majored in marketing at the University of Texas at Arlington and served as president of the school's anime club for three years... During my junior year (in college), I did pro bono work at anime conventions for a friend who had just started a marketing firm. It was to get something on my résumé. I learned so much and so fast. After graduation, I got a job offer right out of the gate with Score Entertainment as a tour manager for the Dragon Ball Z TCG (trading-card game).

Sheehan’s advice is to “get involved as soon as possible.” He recommends students do volunteer work that will grow both your network and the “Related Experience” section on your resume.

If you want a job in anime, Monster.com has a list of job openings at FUNimation Entertainment. Currently, they have two posting for entry-level jobs, one as a marketing coordinator and one as Web developer/designer. You can also get their latest news on Twitter.

John Hillcoat, recent ThinkTalk guest and director of the upcoming movie The Road, has some great advice about being passionate in your career. Check back later this week for the full interview, and to see what Hillcoat says about pursuing a career in film and why passion is so important.

So what are you passionate about? Use the comment box to tell us what your dream job would be and one thing you can do now to get a step closer to that goal.

Technology blog Mashable has located an excellent opportunity to score your dream job. How do they know it's your dream job? Well, let's just say it involves Drinking Wine, Twittering and making $10K a month.  Interested? Head over to Mashable to find out the score.

Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma County is offering just that — a $10,000 p/mo for six months, rent-free job updating Twitter and Facebook with your winery lifestream. Sounds too good to be true right?

According to a San Francisco Citizen blog post, this dream job is a reality — just one you’ll have to compete to win.

Eager applicants had the chance to go to 120 Market Street, San Francisco, between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm today to get an inside scoop. But, the real job contest begins tomorrow via AReallyGoodeJob.com, when dream job seekers can fill out an application and submit a one-minute video demonstrating their special skills.

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The Wall Street Journal Has: A way to explain your career setbacks to potential employers. "When you're in an interview, don't wait to be asked about the time you were disabled. "Assuming your health is no longer an issue, be proactive and tell your interviewer exactly what happened before he or she asks," says Douglas Matthews, president and chief executive officer of outplacement firm Right Management."

College Recruiter Offers: Career advice directly from recruiters. "Consider this: Candidate A and B are top students, leaders within their university, involved in extracurricular activities, great experience and both have a 4.0 GPA. The difference is, Candidate A is willing to start anywhere including a Front Desk Agent because he understands that within 6 months he will have proven himself and will be promoted. Candidate B only wants an Asst. Manager position upon graduation and will only reside in Virginia. Due to Candidate A's willingness to be flexible this candidate will most likely be chosen."

Forbes Lists: 10 things to do if you can't score a job. The market is tight right now, and if you are just getting out of school you may not have immediate luck finding a job. Don't freak out. Just keep your cool and look over this list by Forbes.

Grad Spot Explores: Graduate School options. Ok, you didn't find a job and you want to consider the option of heading back to school. Lot's of people do it. It's great. Just make sure you are prepared. Grad spot profiles Peterson's, a website that can help you research different schools and manage all of the information you are processing during this process.

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